I may have missed this- who came up with the mayday fuel call? Was it someone at ICAO?
Originally Posted by
parishiltons
Yes, there is a MINIMUM FUEL call but it does not provide any priority. To get additional priority a MAYDAY FUEL call must be made. Every call has a specific meaning that provides a common pathway for consequent actions by the pilot and ATC. Here's the relevant extract from AIP (sorry for the large lettering - that's how it uploaded):
Yes Dick, you must've missed this.
A timely reminder. This topic was thrashed out a few years ago when on receipt of a MAYDAY FUEL call, ATC declared a Full Emergency. The extract from AIP (not repeated due to the jumbo formatting) is comprehensive enough and is very clear for the PIC and ATC.